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18 <br />After technical report has been received by both the Hillsborough Town Board and the <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners, if the data indicates that construction of a <br />sidewalk on the north side of Orange Grove Road is not financially feasible, pursue <br />widening Orange Grove Road to 12' lanes with, at a minimum, 4' paved shoulders and <br />preferrably with 6' or 8' paved shoulders to allow for a shared bicycle/pedestrian <br />facility. <br />Coordinate with the School Board to pursue installation of sidewalks along Orange <br />Grove Road adjacent to the school property, along New Grady Brown School Road <br />and from the proposed cross walk on New Grady Brown School Road to the Grady <br />Brown School and to Cedar Ridge High School. <br />3. Implement recommendations into local plans and regulations. <br />Include recommendations in this study in the development of Multi-modal <br />Transportation Plans for Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough. <br />Adopt recommended cross section for Orange Grove Road into Orange County and <br />Town of Hillsborough zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations. <br />Amend each jurisdictions respective land use regulations to support and/or implement <br />recommendations in this study including a provision that any development having <br />ingress/egress off Orange Grove Road in the study area either construct its fair share <br />of recommended improvements or provide payment in lieu of for such improvments. <br />Support TIP Project R2825, South Churton Street improvements, by continuing to <br />assign a high priority to that project as a transportation need in the biennial update of <br />the TIP. <br />4. The following items are recommended for Future Studies. <br />Work with the business community through the Economic Development Commission <br />and the Orange County/Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce to implement the <br />recommendations in the Feasibility Study for South Churton Street concerning Daniel <br />Boone Village and to develop access management for other businesses in the South <br />Churton Street corridor. <br />Pursue a future study for the Oakdale Drive corridor. <br />5. Distribute Orange Grove Road Study and Access Management Plan to <br />community groups for comments. <br />